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163: Skepticrat163 – Pocalypse-tacular Edition
On this week’s episode: Noah gives up a cool space story to talk about idiots irradiating themselves … Eli gives up important political stories to talk about syrup … And we celebrate the end of the year with a very special pocalypse-tacular.  To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: CDC warns of omicron variant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/14/omicron-us-spread/ Canada dips into their maple syrup reserves: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/world/canada-maple-syrup-reserve-shortage/67-d42eb5f2-be13-43d5-86ef-fb3316e5ea52 DeSantis unveils the Stop WOKE Act so parents can sue if their kid learns about CRT: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/15/desantis-stop-woke-act-mlk-crt/ Necklace advertised as “anti-5G” turns out to be radioactive: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59703523 Scorpion-pocalypse: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1055680400/3-dead-hundreds-injured-after-storms-rouse-scorpions-in-egypt 21 things that made the world a better place in 2021: https://www.wired.com/story/2021-positive-news/
162: Skepticrat162 – Ruh Roe Edition
On this week’s episode: The Supreme Court has a reply for the voters who sent a message in 2016 … We’ll get far enough into the Greek alphabet to find Decepticons … And we learn how a sentient swarm of tiny frogs could affect your holiday travel plans. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat125 Headline Sources: SCOTUS seems ready to take apart Roe v Wade: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/us/politics/supreme-court-mississippi-abortion-law.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/us/mississippi-supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madison-cawthorns-simplistic-abortion-analogy-misses-the-point_n_61ab8ba1e4b0ae9a42bd4c76 Omicron variant: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/health/omicron-cdc-walensky-testing/index.html Scientists create first self-replicating biological robots: https://www.livescience.com/self-replicating-biological-robots Lin Wood tries to clarify which version of crazy he is: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lin-wood-qanon-deep-state-michael-flynn_n_61aaa010e4b0ae9a42bcce0c Dude totally got away with robbing a bank: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/29/metro/hiding-plain-sight-how-one-countrys-most-wanted-fugitives-led-quiet-life-lynnfield/ Trump social media site misses self-imposed deadline for beta version: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/01/trump-spac-social-media-company-appears-to-miss-first-deadline.html
161: Skepticrat161 – Poopmato Poopmotto Edition
On this week’s episode: Murder continues to be legal in Wisconsin … We’ll all overlook what a low bar “build back better” sets … And the Republican Party gets triggered by muppets. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars To donate to Modest Needs for our “Vulgarity for Charity” fundraiser, go here: ModestNeeds.org Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat125 https://www.policygenius.com https://www.mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: The Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict, dammit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-all-counts-polarizing-kenosha-homicide-trial/ If the BBB Bill was put forward by Bernie Sanders your shitty cousin who voted for Jill Stein would be splooging their pants over it: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/18/upshot/whats-in-democrats-reconciliation-bill.html Citation for insulin cap: https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/potential-costs-and-impact-of-health-provisions-in-the-build-back-better-act/ SpaceX astronauts return to Earth wearing diapers: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/tech/spacex-crew-2-dragon-splashdown-toilet-scn/index.html https://www.npr.org/2021/11/07/1053383188/a-broken-toilet-on-spacex-capsule-means-astronauts-will-return-to-earth-in-diape Kamala Harris hold presidential power while Biden undergoes colonoscopy: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-transfer-power-harris-during-colonoscopy-friday-white-house-2021-11-19/ Tomatoes growing from poop: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/tomato-sewage-pegwell-bay-b1955704.html Republicans ban Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and Big Bird from CPAC: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cpac-bans-elmo-twitter_n_6196ce1de4b07fe20108f653
160: Skepticrat160 – Maintaining an Election Edition
On this week’s episode: Congress agrees to build a bridge as long as no Critical Race Theory drive across it … Thanks to quarantine protocols, Aaron Rogers finally gets to be the smartest man in the room … And Republican spies accidentally audition for a tragic farce by the Coen brothers. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars To donate to Modest Needs for our “Vulgarity for Charity” fundraiser, go here: ModestNeeds.org Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Election Day was a trainwreck: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/us/politics/democrat-losses-2022.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/nyregion/stephen-sweeney-durr-nj-election.html Infrastructure deal reached: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/11/06/biden-infrastructure-deal/ Aaron Rodgers is a lying idiot: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/sport/aaron-rodgers-packers/index.html The GOP and their team of stupid spy operatives – Project Veritas and Jacob Wohl: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/us/politics/project-veritas-investigation-ashley-biden-diary.html https://www.newsweek.com/jacob-wohl-jews-christmas-assimilation-gab-1646240 UN Climate Summit wonder what in the world that is: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/06/nicola-sturgeon-says-glasgow-climate-march-will-be-policed-appropriately High school apologizes for winning too hard: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/04/us/inglewood-morningside-high-school-football-game-trnd/index.html
159: Skepticrat159 – Teledildonics Edition
On this week’s episode: Donald Trump’s Twitter ends up a PornHub … Heath will present his holiday buying guide … And we have a very special segment about genital cage safety. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump attempts to launch his own Twitter with beer and hookers again: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-president-donald-trump-launches-new-social-media-platform-2021-10-21/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/technology/trump-truth-social-hackers.html https://news.yahoo.com/trump-social-network-given-30-204900628.html The COVID vaccine makes you immortal (no it doesn’t): https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/health/covid-vaccines-death-rates/index.html Rudy Giuliani does campaign video as Abe Lincoln: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rudy-giuliani-abe-lincoln-filter_n_616fa27ae4b005b245c3a7e4 https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-mayor-rudy-giuliani-is-in-a-whole-lot-of-trouble-and-he-thinks-youre-really-stupid Texas school official urges teachers to stock books on the alternative views to the Holocaust: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/14/texas-school-holocaust-books-race-southlake Aromatherapy spray was filled with exotic bacteria: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/health/aromatherapy-melioidosis-mystery/index.html New sex toy standards let some sensitive details slide: https://www.wired.com/story/sex-toy-standards/
158: Skepticrat158 – Vision Board Edition
On this week’s episode: A very different Amazon stops selling through Facebook … Trump will work really hard not to use “I did too get illegal emoluments” in his defense … And the US Army gets attacked by a ninja. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Ninja with sword assailed a US Army special ops unit and other random stories from Sep21: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/01/1042487729/a-ninja-with-a-sword-assailed-a-u-s-army-special-operations-unit-in-california https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/ Facebook won’t let you sell Amazon land on their website any more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/tech/facebook-marketplace-amazon-land/index.html Even with all the grift, Trump’s DC hotel lost a fuckton of money while he was president: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-organization-hid-payments-foreign-governments-us-house-panel-alleges-2021-10-08/ 2021 Ig Nobel Prizes: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/2021-ig-nobel-prizes-honor-decongestant-orgasms-rhino-transport-69183 Drunk man reported missing joins search party for himself: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyhan-mutlu-missing-joins-search-party_n_6157255be4b008640eb3e819 WHO endorses world’s first malaria vaccine: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/oct/06/who-endorses-use-of-worlds-first-malaria-vaccine-in-africa
157: Skepticrat157 – Trick or Retreat Edition
On this week’s episode, Kanye West cries for help at 40 bucks a ticket, OnlyFans will relent and leave Heath’s back up career safe for now, and we’ll take a vacation so soak us in while you can. — To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Sources: Afghanistan withdrawal is a homicidal disaster: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/28/taliban-takeover-kabul/Insurance is gonna start charging you to get COVID https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/insurance-providers-will-no-longer-waive-all-costs-associated-with-covid-19- Onlyfans relents on plan to ban adult content: https://www.wabi.tv/2021/08/25/onlyfans-reverses-explicit-content-ban-after-outcry/treatments Kanye west has another crazy listening party https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/kanye-west-sets-himself-on-fire-remarries-kim-at-donda-listening-party/ Rudy does a worse job of saying he’s not an alcoholic than Heath: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-says-u-s-has-gone-off-the-rails-denies-he-has-alcohol-problem/3243586/ Couple wins lottery twice no they don’t: https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/couple-hits-nearly-1m-lottery-on-two-tickets-with-identical-numbers/
156: Skepticrat156 – Lindellible Marker Edition
On this week’s episode: Madison Cawthorne puts his foot in his mouth because what else is he gonna do with them … Dumb people will switch to something easier to pronounce than hydroxychloroquine … And Mike Lindell has a symposium about proof that is quadruple absolute. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Mike Lindell holds “cyber symposium” in South Dakota: https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-cyber-symposium-jair-eduardo-bolsonaro-donald-trump-hat-2021-8 Madison Cawthorn’s Tweet About ‘Great Fiction Novel’ 1984 Gets Mocked Into Oblivion: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madison-cawthorn-1984_n_61134b44e4b08948dca1d025 Ron DeSantis threatens to withhold school boards’ paychecks if schools require masks: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/10/desantis-threatens-school-salaries-mask-mandates-florida/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/health/cardona-biden-abbott-desantis-mask-mandate.html https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/08/05/protesters-object-buncombe-county-schools-mask-mandate-council-meeting-north-carolina/5507110001/ Ivermectin is a waste of money and the Fed is not a Ponzi scheme: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-supporting-ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-withdrawn-over-ethical-concerns A bunch of famous people tell us that they’re crazy people who don’t wash their bodies: https://nypost.com/2021/08/09/why-are-anti-showering-celebrities-trying-to-make-us-stink/ For the first time in its history, the USA has fewer white people: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-release-census-data-used-legislative-redistricting-2021-08-12/
155: Skepticrat155 – Good Wall Hunting Edition
On this week’s episode: Not enough people get Eli’s Michigan J Frog joke … We record early in case Noah’s state drowns in its own stupidity before our normal day … And we learn about the dumbest part of the dumbest wall in American history. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Jan. 6 commission to hold first hearing on Capitol attack: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/07/27/january-6-commission-hearing/ We gotta wear masks again: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/health/cdc-masks-indoors-delta-variant.html The guy who spent $30 million building Trump’s wall is looking for buyers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-22/trump-border-wall-builder-tommy-fisher-is-looking-for-a-buyer Company determines worst Delta Variant Danger Zone is Noah’s front yard: https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2021/07/26/southeast-georgia-county-deemed-nations-1-delta-danger-zone https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/27/biden-vaccine-mandate-federal-employees/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/27/health-202-vaccine-mandates-are-mounting-courts-are-upholding-them-so-far/ Simone Biles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/sports/olympics/russia-wins-gold-medal-gymnastics.html MAGA-branded “Freedom Phone” is a black box that should be avoided at all costs: https://gizmodo.com/new-ultra-city-smiths-trailer-has-hit-the-internet-1847312989 And right-wing Twitter knock-off GETTR gets hacked: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gettr-the-pro-trump-social-media-alternative-filled-with-trolls-grifters-and-hentai-porn/
154: Skepticrat154 – CPAC's Romana Edition
On this week’s episode: We watched CPAC so you don’t have to … We did not watch CPAC and Eli’s a liar … And Sidney Powell accidentally stars in a Christopher Guest mockumentary of herself in federal court. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Highlights from CPAC: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnm47/cpac-2021-trump-republican-party-highlights COVID is skyrocketing: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/16/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187 Japanese diplomat dismisses summit with South Korean president because he’s “probably too busy masturbating”: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/south-korea-summons-japan-undiplomatic-inappropriate-remarks-15239336 Hearing for Sidney Powell and kraken team is the greatest ever: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sidney-powell-disciplinary-hearing/2021/07/12/61d44ac4-e0c9-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html The expanded child tax credit is here and it’s huge fucking deal: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016122095/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-is-here-heres-what-you-need-to-know Hubble rebooted: https://www.space.com/hubble-space-telescope-backup-hardware-success
153: Skepticrat153 – Just the Tax Ma'am Edition
On this week’s episode: It turns out that Donald Trump’s taxes matter to someone … Canada will have to explain to Americans that 49 degrees is actually very hot … And Heath’s not here because he ripped his penis off while masturbating again. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump Org charged with tax fraud, grand larceny, etc: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/nyregion/allen-weisselberg-charged-trump-organization.html Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-arizona-voting-restrictions.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage Heat dome: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/30/oregon-heat-wave-deaths/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57668738 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57678054 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210701-un-confirms-18-3c-record-heat-in-antarctica The Delta Variant – What Scientists Know: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/health/delta-variant-covid.html House votes to establish committee to investigate 1/6 riot: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-creation-committee-probe-jan-6-riot-n1272624 Sha’Carri Richardson, a track sensation, tests positive for marijuana: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-suspended-marijuana.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage
152: Skepticrat152 – Disimpaction Park Edition
On this week’s episode: Joe Biden declares a federal holiday that’s a SECRET in 15 states … We learn that shit really does slide down hill … And robots will need a better role model than literally all of humanity. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/politics/juneteenth-holiday-biden.html The efforts to make text-based AI less racist and terrible: https://www.wired.com/story/efforts-make-text-ai-less-racist-terrible/ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-fueled-dungeon-game-got-much-darker/ Archeologists find and immediately break 1000 year old chicken egg: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intact-1000-year-old-chicken-egg-found-israel-180977970/ TX man sues Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop after his vagina-scented candle explodes in flames: https://torontosun.com/news/world/texas-man-sues-gwyneth-paltrows-goop-after-his-vagina-scented-candles-explodes-after-using Eli’s friends are heroes and if you think about it that kind of makes Eli a hero: https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/news/14-arrested-after-protesters-block-ice-leaving-new-jersey-jail When awful explosive diarrhea and a TV show called “Ultimate Slip ‘N Slide” Collide: https://www.mediaite.com/news/when-awful-explosive-diarrhea-and-a-tv-show-called-ultimate-slip-n-slide-collide/